Playing is fine, but serious matters still need to be handled.
Liu Hua had a slight headache: "Why have we had so many problems recently?"
Seeing no one paying attention to her, Sui Yan quietly prepared to sneak upstairs.
Liu Hua caught a glimpse of the little girl's stealthy figure and couldn't help but frown: "Yan, come here!"
Sui Yan had an innocent look on her face: "Mom, I want to go find my brother."
Liu Hua frowned: "Then don't bully your brother, okay?"
Sui Yan protested indignantly: "I would never bully my brother!" She turned and ran upstairs, but after a few steps, she sneaked back and grabbed a few bags of snacks.
As she walked, Sui Yan called out to Ti Zi: "Ti Zi! We're going upstairs!"
Xu Mo had been sulking upstairs for a while, and no one had come to comfort him. He was about to go downstairs when he heard his sister's voice coming from the stairs. He paused for two seconds, then decisively ran back to the corner and squatted down, looking angry and withdrawn.
As soon as Sui Yan went upstairs, she saw her brother squatting in the corner alone, looking lonely and forlorn.
Struggling with the pile of things she was carrying, she ran over to him: "Little Mo!"
Xu Mo didn't even look at her.
Sui Yan scratched her head: "Little Mo, don't be angry anymore. Next time, your sister will buy you a gift for sure."
Xu Mo's voice was cold: "I said we're not talking for a day, and I don't want to talk to you now."
Sui Yan tried to whine: "Little kids should listen to their sister and not refuse to talk."
Xu Mo remained unmoved.
Sui Yan had no choice but to look to Ti Zi, who was watching the show, for help.
Ti Zi tilted its head, thinking for a moment, then raised its paw and gently patted Xu Mo: "Meow?"
Xu Mo became even angrier, swatting Ti Zi's paw away: "You little green tea traitor! I don't want to talk to you either! You always take advantage of my sister liking you and bully people!"
Ti Zi: "..."This kid was attacking it for no reason?
Sui Yan frowned unhappily: "You can't say that about Ti Zi!"
Xu Mo stood up, looking at his sister who was a little shorter than him, and shouted angrily: "I'll say it, I'll say it, I'll say it! Ti Zi is a little green tea traitor!"
Sui Yan was so angry that she spun around in a circle: "Ti Zi isn't! Ti Zi isn't! Little Xu Mo, you can't say that about Ti Zi!"
Xu Mo didn't want to say anything about his sister, so he targeted Ti Zi instead: "Ti Zi is a little green tea traitor! It acts all pitiful in front of you every day!"
Sui Yan tried to cover her brother's mouth: "Ti Zi isn't! You can't say that about it!"
Xu Mo easily dodged his sister's sneak attack: "I'll say it!"
The two immature kids got more and more worked up as they argued, repeating "You can't say that" and "I'll say it" over and over again. The innocent Ti Zi, who had been criticized by Xu Mo for so long, finally rolled its eyes and lay down, watching the sibling quarrel.
No one knew how many times the two had repeated themselves when the people downstairs finally heard the commotion and came upstairs.
Liu Hua came up with Xu Yi and others, calling out as she walked: "Yan, Little Mo, what are you doing? Why are you so noisy?"
Sui Yan and Xu Mo finally came to their senses, realizing that the adults were coming upstairs. For a moment, they were surprisingly in sync as they both let out a cold snort at each other.
Sui Yan ran to Liu Hua, who had just come upstairs, and tattled: "Mom, Little Mo said Ti Zi is a little green tea traitor! Ti Zi isn't, but he kept saying it over and over!"
Liu Hua: "..."
Everyone, including Xu Yi: "..."
Kid, Ti Zi really is a little green tea, okay!
Xu Mo was a little smug: "See, no one is helping Ti Zi, so Ti Zi is a green tea traitor!"
Sui Yan pouted her lips sadly and said in a pitiful, small voice: "Ti Zi isn't..."
Liu Hua pulled her daughter's shoulder: "That's right, our Ti Zi isn't a traitor. It's clearly very smart and cute!"
Xu Mo had wanted to argue, but when he saw his sister's pitiful look, he swallowed his words. He let out an arrogant snort: "If you say so!"
Sui Yu suddenly spoke up: "Are you not giving your sister the silent treatment anymore?"
Xu Mo hesitated for a moment: "This... I forgive my sister."
Xu Yi calmly nodded: "That's good, then. You can stay here, but your sister and Ti Zi haven't forgiven you yet."
Xu Mo was incredulous: "Why??" Wasn't he the one who was hurt?
Ti Zi slowly waddled over, raised its paw, and gently patted Xu Mo's leg again. Then it obediently went and stood by Sui Yan's side.
Seeing everyone supporting her and taking her side, Sui Yan felt a little embarrassed: "I... I'm not angry, but Little Mo can't say anything about Ti Zi anymore."
Xu Mo swallowed his anger: "Okay." Just wait, when he becomes the Green Tea King, he'll see how he can compete with Ti Zi for his sister's affection!
Liu Hua could see what her son was thinking with one look, but she didn't say much. She just tapped the two kids' heads one by one: "Okay, no one is allowed to be upset anymore. Let's go downstairs and eat."
During the meal, the two kids had already forgotten about the unpleasant incident earlier. Sui Yan chewed on her chopsticks and looked at Liu Hua: "Mom, can we go visit Auntie Man and have dinner in a couple of days?"
Liu Man had been together with one of Xu Yi's young friends a couple of years ago, but they didn't live in this neighborhood after getting married.
Liu Hua naturally agreed: "Then should Yan think about what gift to give Auntie Man? You haven't seen her for a long time, right?"
Sui Yan arrogantly raised her chin: "I already prepared the gift I want to give Auntie Man!"
Xu Mo paused as he was picking up food: "Hmph!"
Sui Yan: "..." Oops!
Xu Yi glanced calmly at his son: "What are you humphing about? Your sister has known Auntie Man for almost fourteen years, while she's only known you for nine years. Who do you think is more important?"
Xu Mo, who was only nine years old and didn't have strong reasoning abilities yet, was successfully brainwashed by his father: "You... have a point!"
But Sui Yan, who could fully understand relationships and had superior reasoning abilities, felt even more guilty. She touched her nose and lowered her head, silently eating her food.
Brother! Importance isn't determined solely by how long you've known someone, you know!
